Specifications and prices have been released for the 8300 and 8600 series of NVIDIA graphics cards that are due out this year, specifically expected to be out this March. The 8xxx series are the first graphics cards to support DirectX 10, the new 3D rendering technology from Microsoft, which is often used in 3D video games. A nice little chart has been posted with general specifications and prices:

Name

Shaders

Core(MHz)

Memory(MHz)

Memory(MB)

Memory(buss)

Price

8800GTX

128

575

1800

768

384bit

$599

8800GTS

96

500

1600

640

320bit

$399

8800GTS

96

500

1600

320

320bit

$299

8600 Ult.

64

500

1400

<512

256bit

$179

8600 GT

48

350

1200

<256

256bit

$129

8300 GT

32

500

1200

<256

128bit

<$99

8300 GS

24

500

1000

<256

128bit

<$79

We can only hope that those prices are right as they seem generally fair and affordable. Plus, the prices will of course drop after release which opens the door for even cheaper prices.

Thanks to PP Mguire for the link.

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